The stories in this volume first appeared in the following publications:

“The Necessity of His Condition”: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, April 1957 (copyright renewed, 1985)

“Thou Still Unravished Bride”: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, October 1958 (copyright renewed, 1986)

“The Ikon of Elijah”: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, December 1956 (copyright renewed, 1984)

“The Cost of Kent Castwell”: Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, July 1961 (copyright renewed, 1989)

“The Cobblestones of Saratoga Street”: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, April 1964 (copyright renewed, 1992)

“A Quiet Room with a View”: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, August 1964 (copyright renewed, 1992)

“The Third Sacred Well of the Temple”: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, May 1965 (copyright renewed, 1993)

“Captain Pasharooney”: The Saint Mystery Magazine, May 1967

“The Importance of Trifles”: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, January 1969

“The Lord of Central Park” [also titled “Manhattan Night’s Entertainment”]: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, October 1970

“Murder Is Murder”: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, June 1973

“The Deed of the Deft-Footed Dragon”: Night Cry, 1986

“Mr. Folsom Feels Fine”: Ellery Queen’s Prime Crimes 4, Fall 1986